Beth Finke

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Photo © Bill Healy Beth Finke is an award-winning author, teacher, journalist, and a recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts grant. She also happens to be blind. Author of Long Time , No See (University of Illinois Press, 2003) and Hanni and Beth: Safe and Sound (Blue Marlin Publications, 2007), Beth has now published her third book. Writing Out Loud: What a Blind Teacher Learned from Leading a Memoir Class for Seniors chronicles the challenges and rewards of Beth’s decade-long adventure in helping older adults write their stories. Their poignant memories intertwine with her own, and the experience is rich with life lessons for both students and teacher. Beth’s second book, Hanni & Be | Go ahead. Ask me. Did you know that blindness is one of the most-feared disabilities ? Because of that, over the years, I’ve learned that people have lots of questions for me, some that they’re willing to ask, and some that they are just too shy too put out there. So just in case you’re wondering

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